Ryosuke Potes Spirare Pacatus

[Yoshi [Lynx!]]

WORD COUNT: 360

TAGGED: @blackspire

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Two katana, freshly polished and sharpened. Eighty fresh explosive tags, neatly wrapped for easy usage. Seven blood clot pills, and five soldier pills. Fifteen doses of dreamfoil, and twenty of Sadilla. It was all spread out nicely on a blanket by a campfire, as Yoshi was going through her things. It was all being packed down again nicely and placed into their respective slots. The medical stuff and the herbs went into one bag, while the weaponry was mostly added to her belt and vest. When all was said and done, she pulled a black cape around herself, tightening it with string around her collar, in a manner that if something was to grab hold of the cloak with intention of choking her with the cloth, it would open itself before it would apply pressure to her throat.


The compass was in her hand, as she was sitting by the campfire, looking to the bright flames. Still she hadn't been told where they would be going, which could be considered rather odd. If it had been her, she had made a scheduled plan before leaving, arranging precise dates for when information would be given back to the village, so they would know exactly when or where something could've happened. The bright colors were reflected in the scarlet eyes. The day had finally arrived when they would be travelling to the other countries on a diplomatic mission. It would by lying if she said she wasn't rather frightened at what might happen. There were many villages she'd suspect to straight up attempt and capture Ryosuke for a positional advantage in a potential war. It was her sole duty to prevent any harm from befalling him.

The last item that she had brought along, which was hanging over her shoulders on her back, was a sleeping bag. All in all, she was carrying quite a lot, yet she could only imagine that Ryosuke would be carrying even more stuff. On that note, she was quite curious as to where Ryosuke had gone and disappeared off to. As far as she knew, he should've been there already. Perhaps he had gotten himself lost in thought, or something urgent had appeared within the village which he needed to take care of before leaving.

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[Father 'Suke]

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Ryosuke had left the gate way in a particular fashion, not really something to be fully note of however he hadn’t exactly gone to the rendezvous point as agreed upon with Yoshi right off the bat. Rather he had paid respects to her parent’s grave, burning them some incense for such an occasion too. He did this much to pray for any means of having them pass on without worry, even after the many years he knew the trouble of how passing on can be even on the other side. His religion of Tempest had allowed for that to actually fuel his knowledge and thus his prayers went out for her guiding hand to aid them along.

It wasn’t much though, it was just the best timing he had available to pray to them, ultimately any shinobi or even non-shinobi family killed in such a way he hoped to build a memorial garden. It would take time though, so for now he focused on his goal at hand and that was meeting up with Yoshi and heading on with their departure. He had already taken account of his gear in total. Underneath his clothing was the ten regular kunai, all in a kunai harness hidden beneath the black shihakushō. This was separated by the white sash from his black hakama pants and sandaled feet.

His shihakushō had items of its own as well, being the single prismatic compass and known world map. Alongside those two was the sniper mono-goggle that held anti-flash lenses, condition viewing vision, thermal and x-ray visions. Ultimately he had his small scroll also among these items which held three summon seals towards his medical gear and such. Over this black shihakushō was the white haori that held his forty one senbon, ten smoke grenades, hundred sixty exploding tags, and eighty locking tags. Of all these items he also carried the Kyuushi at his hip and the Satetsu Kiba on the other hip.

He traveled quite a ways, his Amekage hat protecting his face from rain for the most part while around his neck was the scarf variant of the ninja headband. Under that was the little bit of iron sand made by Yoshi so long ago in its original necklace holster. He moved with a wave to Yoshi as he caught up with a smile to his lips, “Sorry I’m late, a black cat crossed my path so I had to take the long way around.” His blue eyes keeping up with the smile of the little white lie as he only grinned at that steady path. His mind attuned to keeping open to the surroundings while only keeping a lazy exterior for now.

[Yoshi [Lynx!]]

WORD COUNT: 360

TAGGED: @blackspire

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The girl heard him going through the forest long before she could actually see him. Tilting her head to the side, the scarlet eyes fell upon him, watching him carefully as he got closer. Getting to her feet and holding a seal, the girl spit out a blob of chakra-created water to douse the flames that was the little campfire she had been able to get going in the rain. Fortunately it wasn't pouring down so badly that she couldn't keep herself warm.

"Superstitious, huh.."

The girl said in a soft tone, stretching to her full lenght, before biting her lips. That excuse with the black cat was rather horrible, but she figured that he had been doing something he wasn't prepared to let her know about. Whatever the cause, when or if he wanted to share with her, he was free to do so, she wasn't going to pressure him, knowing full well his responsibilities. It had been a few days where they hadn't properly seen each other. The girl herself had spent her entire time training and had occasionally slept around the dojo to waste as little time as possible. Other times Ryosuke had been buried so deep in work that she had been asleep before he was finished, and awoke after he had started. It meant they likely had a lot of catching up to do, but with all the time they would spend together on the road, that likely wasn't going to be a problem.

"...I have everything prepared as you requested, and I am ready to move out." The girl then said calmly, bowing her head before him. Acting a little strangely, it was clear that she had issues finding the balance between their private lives and the life that she was meant to live as a shinobi. He was the Amekage, and while she was a shinobi, she had to respect the difference that made for their relationsship. It could endanger them both much more if their feelings were openly shown, exploitable to enemies.

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[Father 'Suke]

‘Suke could tell his excuse was rather dull, at least by her reaction, so to keep at least some form of a smile he kept walking a ways to look at the doused fire. Yoshi had been waiting long enough to make one so that meant he was away longer than he thought. In any case he now looked back at her to see her bowing, and it was odd for him to see this. He had just gotten the AnBu to stop doing that and it took ages to change their minds. Now Yoshi was doing it and it was sad to see to be perfectly honest. “Yoshi-chan, I do understand the position I am in and the dangers that may await us…

“However perhaps if I merely lose the hat we can either masquerade as a couple of regular travelers from this village or if we also hide the headbands we may be just regular tourists until we hit the places we need to. You are my head of security for this so that is your decision to make, whichever keeps us safer.” He smiled lightly, frankly any way for them not to be so stiff with formalities was going to be for the best since he hated the idea of being so formal with Yoshi. It just felt odd. With a bit of a sigh he pulled out a map and looked at the world map at the individual territories, “If it helps with the decision, the first place we are going is to Kaze no kuni.”

The Land of Wind, a place of desert and sand and probably one of the few areas that were best accustomed to Yoshi’s techniques ‘Suke knew of in the past and perhaps few of the best places for him to have a peaceful first encounter most of all. Or so it could go. It all depended on how this could work in their favor after all and due to the negotiations and cutting off of political powers back with the Mitsukai administration, ‘Suke hoped to rebuild old ties with these lands and new ones that were never a part of the administration. Perhaps even promote a few ideals for such things, that is if they survived the three or so days it would take to travel there.

[Yoshi [Lynx!]]

WORD COUNT: 360

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The reaction was almost immediate, as the girls shoulders lowered. The stiffening of her face immediately halted. The hiding of her emotions immediately disappeared. Then it all reversed, as a smile errupted onto her face, and the warmth returned to her eyes. If Ryosuke had wanted, he could've turned her into the perfect Shinobi again. Yet, he had chosen the person over the warrior. He had chosen her love over her sword. It felt so empowering to her, to be wanted for more than a mere puppet for once in her life. To be respected for her abilities and her personality. Instead of acting respectfully to Ryosuke, she stepped forwards, behind Ryosuke, and hopped up against his back, essentially hopping into a piggy-back ride!

"..If that is the case, then I say we travel as we are. Not as Amekage and Shinobi, but as Yoshi and Ryosuke. Though, I'd probably have to find some disguise.. with the bounty on my head and all." Wrapping her arms around him and holding herself tight against him, she placed her head on his shoulder in a relaxed fashion. "..but we can discuss that when we have our first break. For now, I would suggest that we move out of the rain. It would make keeping our equipment at top condition easier.. and buying a tent for each region we visit would be a severe waste of resources!" Placing a kiss onto his cheek, she then pointed forwards.

"So, lets move onwards, my noble steed!"

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[Father 'Suke]

Ryosuke was glad at the least, a steady smile upon his lips as he gazed in a small realism to the senses, a grin upon his lips in that same moment as he felt her just hop upon his back, landing there while soon speaking up about things. He was happy, truly very happy that she had chosen for them to go as themselves rather than shinobi. Disguise for the girl upon his back may be difficult at times but hopefully he could aid her with it at some point. It was a hope anyways. With a steady hold to keep her up with his arms forming circlets under her legs for better control he listened more.

Moving out of the rain and save discussion for later, that wasn’t an issue at all, rather he found it to be rather useful to say the least. They were to also save all the equipment unless they were wanting to buy new equipment the more countries they went. So with a chuckle to her saying ‘noble steed’ he made fun and neighed like one before running through the raining flat lands. If people saw just how silly the Amekage was it was certainly going to be disastrous to him in some way but for now it was having fun with Yoshi and that was all he had on his mind. The passing wet lands, the constant drizzling downpour of rain.

All of it making way to falling ever harder before breaking apart with a passing of the regions. The sun had started breaking through the clouds, almost like a tangible ray the lights of the sun poured through the cloud cracks and hit upon the ground. Flooded grounds slowly holding some form of foliage of a forest yet there was a clear presence of humidity like a thick blanket along the lands. The far distance were small portions of sand scattered about this piece of forest but the raining back upon them was stopping while the heat was like a full raging punch to the stomach. "How's the view up there?"

(Move to Kaze no Kuni on Yoshi's post)

[Yoshi [Lynx!]]

WORD COUNT: 360

TAGGED: @blackspire

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Clinging tightly onto him, she was keeping her head on his shoulder, so that his enormous Kage hat shielded her a little from the Rain. Without much warning, he was making a joke of her comment, before he started moving ahead through the rain like a bolt of thunder. Giggling slightly from his back, it was a strange sensation. Together with Ryosuke, the girl was allowed to have fun. The girl was allowed to enjoy all the things that was stolen from her when she was a little girl. Allowed to let go of the image that had been pegged on her, as a traitorous murderer with no sense of humor. To let go of hiding her emotions and being a stonefaced bitch. It was wondrous to her.

As they moved forwards, she quickly came to see the sun's ray blast through the clouded heavens. Tilting her head upwards, she accidentally ended up having the Kage hat on her head. The sparkling colors of the sun were reflected in the scarlet eyes, as she let out a soft wow.. It wasn't rare that she got to see the sun like this. It wasn't rare that she saw beautiful things. What was rare for her, was taking the time to appreciate it...

"My view is absolutely amazing. You should try it, but I don't think I can carry your fat arse."

The girl responded cheekily, laughing a little at Ryosuke. This trip was going to be the best thing she had experienced in ages...

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[Gohan]

[Voila!]
Moved

[Father 'Suke]

‘Suke smiled as the rays and the clouds slowly spread apart and now the sun was hitting directly upon them, a steady gaze of his eyes looking across the sands that this land was so well known for. However, the beauty of the sky, the passing scenery and the like all seemed to only envelope ‘Suke in warmth, a feeling he wasn’t completely used to but at the same time the many months of rain can do that to anyone. His eyes however, he was looking around and already smiled to himself as he enjoyed this favorable view. It also had seemed Yoshi enjoyed the view just as much as well.

“I’m happy you like the view, and do not worry about lifting me to see it, the view is amazing down here as well.” A joke against her height, perhaps a bad joke but at the same time his chuckling allowed for him to walk among the ground, no longer sprinting through all this as he moved with a steady pace. The sounds of rainfall had been replaced by the cries of hawks in the air, the many sounds of the creatures below to match. All together the land was its own noise factory of the senses, but allowed for a delightful day as this to merely go along for the Land of Wind.

“So, when should we make a break for ourselves so to keep us from sticking out so much?” Granted, his usual clothing, though not Kage itself, was still pretty sore thumb in a desert given his height and such. Curiously enough he didn’t know how to blend in because of this height but he enjoyed the fact that he at least was capable of hearing Yoshi’s opinion on this matter, all the while he did not know how to exactly disguise Yoshi from prying eyes. That bounty was as big a problem as his height for trying to blend in it seemed, granted one was a much larger problem than the other but the remedy to one was too high a risk for ‘Suke to take.

[Yoshi [Lynx!]]

WORD COUNT: 360

TAGGED: @blackspire

TAGGED: LYNX

Letting go of him as he stopped, she slid down his back as if he was a coaster, plopping onto the ground. Here the grass would slowly begin to die. The trees and rivers would soon be replaced with nothing but wastes of sand. Looking to Ryosuke, he might've attempted to say that she was short, but the joke completely missed because to him everything ought to be short. Letting out a soft yawn and stretching, they had already been underway for the better part of a day. Fortunately, they had met no other travellers or anything of the like. His question wasn't much of a surprise to her, either. With the calmest notion, she started unpacking a couple of necceseties as an answer to the question. While unpacking some things, she started responding.

"Ideally we'd want to camp before getting too far into the desert. I don't know about you, but getting our tent filled with sand isn't on my to-do list. Besides, it will be dark soon, and while I thrive travelling in the darkness, for you it may be different."

Of the things she unpacked, it was mostly normal things. There was another set of clothes, which was many times more casual than the war-attire she was wearing currently. There was toothpaste and toothbrushes. Yes, the girl had brought two sets just in case, since Ryosuke would've likely forgotten if she knew him right. Lastly there was a package of food which she had prepared. Mostly fruit and bread. Nothing that required skills in the kitchen.

"So I suggest we camp here for the night and rise early in the morning. Deserts tend to get extremely cold at night, especially this time of the year."

Hoping he would do the same, she would quickly clear a campsite for them to have their tent, and possibly a campfire. With the bass guitar, she could be playing them songs later, when the camp was fully errected. There was one minor notice that she wanted to make sure that he understood prior to everything moving too quickly.

"Do try to keep it rather simple though. The more of a mess we make, the easier we would be to track. While I don't think we're being followed, it never hurts to be careful."

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[Father 'Suke]

‘Suke’s question had been answered in the easiest way and now she was unpacking to get the camp site clear. He in the meantime looked along the ground clearing sticks and the like away from where the tent was going to be placed, therefore keeping holes from poking as well as unnatural back positions. He heard her speaking up now and was quite logical with it, understanding the logic behind it as well while he managed to begin setting the tent up, it wasn’t all that special of a tent. Merely one where there were four compact rods that held the tent up. These four rods where elastic in a way, as they fit through the slots of the tent tarp itself.

Once guiding them through, he put the first of them in a slot and once on an adjacent side did the same there as well. Once on the other side he now erect the tent completely with the rods, the dome shaped tent large enough for Yoshi to walk without having to duck unlike ‘Suke yet wide enough for ‘Suke to have himself fully stretched and capable of sleeping without odd positioning. The tent was a custom make given the odd height of ‘Suke regular tents couldn’t be bought for this style. ‘Suke opened up the tent’s bug flaps, allowing air to come and go through it but keep bugs out.

“Tent is done,” he spoke mostly to himself but looked to Yoshi and saw that she had light food packed as well as the tooth brush and paste, of course he had forgotten his. He smiled at that thought and with a steadiness of mind he got her sleeping bag and laid it into the tent flat as well as his… blanket. He couldn’t find a bag to fit so he had to go with a heavy cotton blanket. Setting extra bags into the tent along the side to keep them from frosting or getting wet he looked around among the gear and found flint and steel. He put his Amekage hat with the bag, easiest way for him not to be pinned as the Amekage given the rest of his wear was quite priest-like.

He now functioned to make a fire from the wood and twigs he swept out from under the tent, a few clacks against the flint for a spark to go into some of the dead grass before it started to pick up slowly making its way. He managed to put stones around the fire to keep spreading to a minimum while now it was in a ready sense and looking to Yoshi he smiled. He sat down and with the pulling of a kunai peeled an apple he picked up from the fruits of Yoshi’s. He was gentle with the peeling, getting it in a way that it was almost like shaving in the meantime figuring a good question to break the nightly ice with, “What have you been up to while I was doing all those meetings Yoshi-chan?”

[Yoshi [Lynx!]]

WORD COUNT: 360

TAGGED: @blackspire

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The two of them were working on vastly different things. While he was busy setting up the interior of the camp, she was busy setting up the exterior. Having created a sort of makeshift shower by using her mastery over the water element to create a mass of water, it was all connected to an enormous bottle. The shower was framed amongst different branches and leaves, creating somewhat decent shelter from outside eyes. At least it was as good as she was going to get it within the wilderness. In the cap, there were several small holes, that when the cap was twisted to the side would start pouring water. Even so, it was freezing cold out there at night. To stay clean, she was going to have to suffer. As such, when she was re-dressing and getting her shower, Ryosuke could likely hear her squeak lowly at the cool water...

...Returning a few moments later, carrying a scent of flowers from the soap, she was dressed in a completely different attire. A warm, hooded sweatshirt of cotton, and a pair of shorts. Essentially clothes that she would only wear like this, when about to sleep and sitting at the fireplace. Sitting down at the campfire, after having brought some extra firewood, she brought forth the bass guitar. The first thing that she had been able to identify with after she had returned to be a regular person again. Striking the strings softly, the deep tones were compassionate and warm. The tones and the flames were keeping the darkness and the cold away. 

"I was studying with Chizai-dono, to learn the Shadowclone technique. On that note, there was a person at the Amekage tower earlier, Aoki I believe, that wanted you to assign a Chuunin or Jounin to his training. He appeared to have an odd kekkei genkai. One that I have not encountered before."

That was the most important message to share while she still remembered. The way the shadowclones were interacting with her memories was a rather odd thing. Though she had mostly mastered the technique, she still wasn't used to the bombardment of information that would occur everytime one of them was released.

"...But back to the training. Chizai believed that me accepting the curse for what it was, was the only way that I could ever come to accept myself again. I don't know if he was right, but I get the feeling that this thing will forever be a part of me. I just wish you didn't have to see me like that. I wish I hadn't hurt you. I wish many things were different." The girl held a hand to her chest for a brief moment. The core of the problem, how it was placed above her heart. Then, as the girls state of mind was turning too dark, she simply strung the guitar again. It seemed to function exceptionally well as a lifeline to keep her emotions under control, without outright denying their existance.

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[Father 'Suke]

‘Suke heard that completely adorable squeak, the squeak that had by now means been from an animal but rather by Yoshi. He heard something like rain, but the sky was clear even for the growing night and that meant it was her utilizing some means of flowing water. Well, in any case he kept tending to the fire, the smell of smoke basking him unnecessarily while he managed it nonetheless. His nose soon though caught glimpse of other senses, the smell of flora upon the soap product she utilized was an interesting one and it brought to mind that what she did do was take a shower just now.

She looked cute as well, the hooded sweatshirt in the small body was cute no matter how he moved the thought around in his mind. Made her almost like a cat to be hugged though he did refrain himself from doing that outright since she brought out her bass guitar. Don’t want to crush that at all yet he listened soon to what she spoke. He moving to sit beside her now as she told him of the updating of her training of the shadow clone technique but then also a genin wanted an assignment of a Chuunin or Jōnin to training. An odd kekkei genkei to this one as well that was not encountered before.

The name of the child was Aoki it seemed… Aoki was a name he wasn’t all too familiar with, it definitely had a ring of its own while he messaged it along his mind. The boy had a twin if he recalled from the odd papers and as for this ability spoken of, he didn’t quite understand that yet. He’ll need to review that information again sometime in the future while he massaged his mind with trying to remember all that information but finding it ultimately not coming fruitful for him. He however did look back to Yoshi when she was speaking again, back to the shadow clone trainer.

Chizai had spoken that the curse at this stage was being accepted for its own and was the reason she was accepting her own self now as well. It made some sense to him, though he wouldn’t say it was the only thing. His scars along the arms burned slightly at the memory, the scars there and on his abdomen as he shook his head with them hidden by his style of clothing. “If I had not seen you that way I would never have known what it was that had tormented you so, beyond the pain of prior imprisonment. I can only remember the blood and pain it put you through from the kitchen, and it seems to make your assailants want to pursue you more.

“However, I can say that we will get to the bottom of that and you will be capable of sending them all to hell for what they put you through. As for your… demonic change. I’m going to research everything I can about it, try to find those who put you through all that. I don’t like that you keep getting hurt, especially after you had been freed. It makes me feel like I cannot protect you at all even after everything is said and done.” He wrung his fists together, intertwined fingers squeezing together as his head was bowed for a moment, “I want you to be happy, by any means I want you to not be as you were back then.

“You could say you being broken scared me far more than your change of form.” He didn’t know how any of it related whether it all did or it didn’t. However he knew the first place to look for that kind of information was going to have to be at the records of her imprisonment. He didn’t want to resurface the old memories, especially ones painful to her so instead he figured it was a means of which he could at least go to those places she came back to Ame from. All that led back to the snow, a place he had been to once at one of the bars but that is it. Sad it was, he was almost forgetting the important message about the tower for this.

[Yoshi [Lynx!]]

WORD COUNT: 360

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Looking at Ryosuke as he sat himself down, she leaned in slightly so that their shoulders touched. The warmth of the fire was drying her otherwise wet hair, as she was rocking a little back and forth with the guitar. Stroking the strings as she had been speaking, a short silence followed. It was clear to her that the Amekage was thinking everything through. First the information about Aoki and how they were going to handle it. It seemed that he wasn't certain of what to do with it, not that the girl could blame him. They were a days travel away from those issues, so someone else ought to deal with said problem. The girl herself looked to Ryosuke, as he started speaking to her, specifically about the training and the happenings.

As he started speaking to her, his words were hitting her deeper than any punch. Touching things that were more vulnerable than any wound, yet not in a destructive way. They were seeping straight through her walls, lodging themselves deep within her heart. The way her pulse was rising, the girl stopped playing the guitar almost immediately. Seemingly shocked, tears were starting to drip from the corner of her eyes. The girl didn't understand what was going on within her body. Normally, tears were only meant for sadness and pain. It wasn't that the girl hadn't heard the term crying of happiness, it was just that she had never experienced it. Never had she shed a tear for something good that had happened to her. Throwing herself into his arms, she was openly crying at him. These weren't the tears of pain or anguish. These weren't the tears of a broken girl wanting to be set free. These were the tears of a heart having been mended. Whimpering, almost intelligibly, she tried speaking a couple of phrases at him for a moment. 
"Bwaaah, *sniff* I l-lov.. *hic* s-so much!" Hugging him tight, he had given her everything that she could've wanted and needed. Even though he knew of the darkness, he still accepted her. Even though he knew that she carried a curse, he still embraced her for everything that she was. It seemed that the girl never wanted to let go of him.

After a few long moments, the girl let go of him again, seemingly a little embarassed at her own emotional outburst, even if she wasn't denying the fact that it happened. Taking a few deep breaths as she stepped to the other side of the fire, she cleared her throat and dried her eyes. Ryosuke had said that he would investigate these markings, to learn the truth of the affliction. Perhaps with him here, she could share everything that she knew, and show him what the mark did to her. There were a few important things that she needed to share. When the girl spoke to him again, her voice was still trembling a little, but she was mostly back in control. "..Ryosuke.. I don't want revenge for what has happened to me. It will not change the past, and will not promote anything for the future. I only want to make sure it will not happen to anyone else. As for the mark, I'll tell you everything that I know. Though, pay attention, this exhausts me greatly."

From there, it seemed it escalated rather quickly. The dark markings spread across her skin, almost like a virus. It infected every part of her being, granting her, to most, unimagineable power. He could sense her pressence sky-rocketing, like a flame recieving gasoline. The girl was frightening, and even if she seemed unfocussed, he could feel a heavy intent to kill. "It was given to me by a divine being. A being of chaos. The intent was for me to become an eternal servant, a slave. I resisted. What you see now, is the first iteration of unleashing the seal. When I stopped trying to resist its power, and instead focussed on maintaining my will, I learned how to control it.. I would estimate my strenght and speed have almost doubled.. but there is a stage beyond." Closing her eyes and breathing softly, the markings closed completely over her skin. The changes were immediate and drastic. As the darkness of the seal lifted, he could see how her skin had turned to scales. He could see how her hair had become long tendrils. He could see how her hands had become claws. He could see how her teeth had become sharp like a predator, and two bone wings were protruding from her back. When the girl spoke in this form, her voice was distorted, and her tongue was forked. If the sensation of her unleashed power that he had felt before had made him shaky on his feet, then this release was more than twice as powerful, and the killing intent was so strong, that insects and animals in the immediate vicinity hurried off.

"...In this form, I don't know my own limits. I've attained so much power that I am not sure I could control my own strenght. I wasn't sure I could ever learn to control this stage. Not until you believed in me.."
Though it probably would've been extremely awkward to him, she reached a hand out towards him, intending on gently stroking his cheek. He could see that she was pained with the way she was, that if she had a choice she wouldn't have accepted this curse. "I love you Ryosuke. No matter how bad the curse, I always will." Taking a step forwards, she placed her head against his chest. The bone wings were wrapping around him so gently, pulling him into a rather strange hug, yet the sincerest he could've gotten from her. Then, upon the demon's face, was a smile that would remind him of exactly who she was.
Retracting in the same way that they had appeared, he would soon find that he was being hugged by the regular girl again. The thing she had lacked, was the belief in herself. What she had lacked, was someone else believing in her. Ryosuke had given her the foundation for both.

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Tenfuin: Stage One
Rank: "B" Rank
Skill: FuinJutsu
Effect: Increases physical speed, power, and endurance. Increases the user's chakra level.
Special: Channeling a small amount of chakra into the seal.
Drawback: Drains chakra at a rate of 3% per turn, meaning that this ability, on top of using chakra to fight, can quickly tire the user out.
Description: Stage One increases the user's physical strength, speed, and endurance by a large amount. They become much more capable of fighting hand to hand, as their body responds more quickly than most forms of training can produce. Their strikes become strengthened twofold, their muscles suddenly capable of performing at higher rates than normal. Beyond that, they are capable of fighting for much more extended periods, as their body seems to thrive off of the battle. Even beyond all of the physical attributes gained by the Seal, the user's chakra level will increase a substantial amount, allowing them the ability to perform jutsu as if they were one Difficulty Class above their current level (please note, this does not mean that they can use this ability to learn jutsu faster or to learn jutsu that their rank does not allow them to learn, but rather allows them the ability to perform more jutsu for less of a cost). When the Tenfuin Stage One is gained, it takes three IC turns to spread the seal all the way across the body. After the First round they will reach times .03 (3%) times their movements. After the Second Round they will reach times .06 (6%) times thier movements. After the Third Round theu reach the full .10 (10%) times their movements.
Limit: Gaining Stage One is a long process in which is forced upon the user immediately after receiving Stage Zero. This process is highly dangerous, and during this process, many hundreds of potential recipients and experiments have perished. Pain beyond imagine is forced through the user's body, stretching out their physical and mental limits. The power of the Seal somehow prohibits people from going unconscious as this pain soars through their body, thus they either remain awake or they perish. As Stage Zero of the Seal is placed upon the user, the seal rapidly drains the user of their chakra, pushing them into levels of below 5% of all of their chakra. This chakra is pumped throughout the body, forcing it to be ready to perform the remarkable feats that the seal allows the body to do. This process lasts for Twenty Full Length RP posts, in which the user must describe the chakra changing each part of their body to become more proficient. These “Pain” posts are graded by the admin like training posts, requiring the user to gain the proper amount of “TP” (apply Difficulty Class) with one exception- the maximum number of points capable of being allotted at once are 5.

Tenfuin: Stage Two
Rank: "A" Rank
Skill: FuinJutsu
Effect: Substantially increases the user's fighting capability.
Special: Forcing the Stage One Tenfuin to spread all the way across the body.
Drawback: Drains chakra from the user at a rate of 5% per turn. If used for more than fifteen IC turns, then the user's fighting capability becomes reduced by 50%.
Description: As the Stage Two becomes prominent, the spreadings of the Stage One seal have moved all the way across the body, giving it a dark hue. These spreadings have also caused the body to transform, giving it a completely different shape. Although remaining humanoid in appearance, those who survive to reach Stage Two often take on either an animalistic or demonic-seeming appearance. Once in Stage Two, the user's fighting capabilities are increased by a substantial amount, allowing them to lift objects heavier than they would have previously thought possible (physical strength x3). Their speed and endurance both increase by a large amount as well, allowing them to move at speeds of .66 (66%) times their movements. Finally, their chakra using capabilities increase to a level such as they appear to be one point five times Difficulty Class levels higher. Beyond all of this, the user often picks up abilities that they may gain from their own different transformations (ex: Levitation with grown wings). When the Tenfuin Stage Two is gained, it takes three IC turns to transform the whole body. After the First round they will reach times .22 (22%) times their movements. After the Second Round they will reach times .44 (44%) times thier movements. After the Third Round theu reach the full .66 (66%) times their movements. This does not stack up to your first stage.
Limit: Part of the Requirement of gaining the Second Stage of the Tenfuin is writing out your appearance at Stage Two and submitting it for customs. Included in this description are any special abilities that your Transformed Stage Two form may be able to perform. These abilities will, of course, be required to be learned additionally. In order to gain Stage Two, the user must hunt down the person who gave them the Tenfuin to begin with and ask them to progress it to Stage Two. If the Giver of the seal agrees, then they will give the user a drug known as Seishingan. This process is similar to that of the Stage Zero to Stage One transformation, causing the body to activate the Stage One seal and then drain all of that chakra, transforming the user’s body to the point that they are capable of handling the Tenfuin Stage Two. This process lasts like the transition between Stage 0 and Stage One, requiring the user to gain “TP” that is graded by the admin, with a maximum number of five points per post by the user, in which the user will describe the changes being made to their body. If the drug is administered within the confines of an object marked with the Shikokumujin seal, then there is a 0% chance to die. If they are not, then they must make the same roll that they made from Stage Zero to Stage One.

[Father 'Suke]

It was unexpected, after having spoken he found her jumping into his arms and crying into a tight hug. Himself only hugging her back and felt the tears run through his clothing to himself. The warm tears made against his skin allowed for him to make sense of her emotion ever more so than before. Her fumbled speech wasn’t all too easy to understand until all was said. “I love you too.” His only response to it as a smile formed along his lips in such a kind fashion. He knew of her darkness and accepted her for it, just as she accepted his oddities from back when they were kids.

Yet when the crying stopped, and the long hug that was held so dear ended he found her sharing some other thoughts rather than the kindred feelings that went with the hug. Though she said she did not want revenge for those marks, for what happened to her, or the like he still needed to know, still wanted to know. She spoke of the mark though, giving ‘Suke all that she knew about it and the forms it held within. The mark formed itself to spreading around her body, like a lightning bolt, or perhaps the way one gathers chakra, it seemed to spread around in its blackness to etch along her skin in such contrast.

The change itself was difficult though, he recalled this from back at the execution. The darkness of the power itself was no different then. The power was sinister, the killing intent itself was stronger though. It did not move him but he could definitely feel like it was a physical presence to the conversation more than any before with any killers in the past. In fact this intent put all of them to shame by many miles upon record miles of time and space. No, this killing intent was a true diabolical amount to it, almost akin to a demon that he was trained to smite yet it was… controlled.

It was then Yoshi spoke, saying the power of this was given to her by some deity of chaos… the goddess ‘Suke worshiped was an assumed daughter of Gaia (mother of earth) who had birthed another child named Chaos. That struck him numb, the religious side of the goddess ‘Suke followed being sister to Chaos and if this was one and the same of the deity then it only intensified the curiosity but also the fear of it. The speaking continued though that this form was only a first form, the form of slavery to be overcome in a way before a final form was made. That form slowly making itself come alive to him.

The black etched marks all closed together, like a stitched wound they came together to slowly make the skin darker than its pale original. The hair changed as well as many other features, in fact she looked like a bat… or perhaps a winged panther is a better description. His Venator side inside gave every sign that he should either be fleeing or gathering his soul power to crush this evil, but he could not come to do it. No, for once in his life he met an obstacle that was far greater than he could pass. The intent to kill for this stage silenced the area. Bugs stopped chirping, snakes fled rather than rattle and the hawks above were never heard from again.

No, this fear also did something to ‘Suke. He felt a line of sweat dropping from his forehead and trailing his cheek before dropping onto his shihakushō. He had never sweated in front of fear before, but now it was different. This form terrified him but not for what might be just the killing intent, no it was a form he only seen in nightmarish books of his long gone past. It was a pure form of a demon, a full form of one that truly etched its appearance onto his soulful mind. Yet there was a hand, stroking gently to his cheek in such kindness that awoke him from the fear.

She spoke, distorted as it was, he listened to the words and instead of a sweat drop it was a tear falling from his own cheek. No, this wasn’t a demonized form under her control… It was more so like that of an angel, surrounded by darkness but an angel nonetheless. The bone wings had a very strange feel to them warm yet dangerous in a way. It was a hug full of sincerity for this form though and soon he stayed locked into that stare of her eyes. Gazing into them as she retracted from the second form to the first and then back to original Yoshi-chan form that she was before.

He was hugging her back, speaking now as he felt capable of doing so again, “I love you too Yoshi, even with that curse I will still love you.” His hands that were on her back felt something, like a tear in cloth along her back, then another. They were two identical holes and he blinked a couple times in this hug as he soon spoke up in a trying for a joke fashion, “Though I think I might have to gather some skill as a tailor… You seem to tear apart your cloths so well. Don’t wanna go bankrupt on just cloth shopping I’m sure.” He spoke with a chuckle and a kiss to her forehead as it was the closest to his face for the moment.

[Yoshi [Lynx!]]

WORD COUNT: 360

TAGGED: @blackspire

TAGGED: LYNX

Leaning in against him, it was clear that she was exhausted. The transformations still took a vast amount of her chakra, and it drained even more from her as long as it was active. To his joking, she wasn't even laughing or responding. It seemed that all she really wanted to do, was be as close to him as possible. Being able to hear his heartbeat, she also wasn't responding when it came to the conclusions in regards to shredding her clothes. It really didn't matter currently. All that mattered was, that he had seen every little ounce of darkness within her, and had accepted it fully. It wasn't like she expected Ryosuke to completely understand. Nor was she expecting him to like what she was. Nevertheless, his fear had quickly been quenched by the kind actions that she had portrayed.

"I'm feeling exhausted. Could we rest till tomorrow..?" The girl still wasn't opening her eyes, instead just snuggling up against him to stay warm, comfortable and safe. One thing must've become clear to Ryosuke through all this though. If his life was in danger, she wouldn't hesitate to call upon her own darkness to tear his enemies apart. The girl was turning the curse placed upon her into a blade she could wield against her opponents. The curse was answering to her will now, not the other way around.

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Tenfuin: Stage One

Rank: "B" Rank

Skill: FuinJutsu

Effect: Increases physical speed, power, and endurance. Increases the user's chakra level.

Special: Channeling a small amount of chakra into the seal.

Drawback: Drains chakra at a rate of 3% per turn, meaning that this ability, on top of using chakra to fight, can quickly tire the user out.

Description: Stage One increases the user's physical strength, speed, and endurance by a large amount. They become much more capable of fighting hand to hand, as their body responds more quickly than most forms of training can produce. Their strikes become strengthened twofold, their muscles suddenly capable of performing at higher rates than normal. Beyond that, they are capable of fighting for much more extended periods, as their body seems to thrive off of the battle. Even beyond all of the physical attributes gained by the Seal, the user's chakra level will increase a substantial amount, allowing them the ability to perform jutsu as if they were one Difficulty Class above their current level (please note, this does not mean that they can use this ability to learn jutsu faster or to learn jutsu that their rank does not allow them to learn, but rather allows them the ability to perform more jutsu for less of a cost). When the Tenfuin Stage One is gained, it takes three IC turns to spread the seal all the way across the body. After the First round they will reach times .03 (3%) times their movements. After the Second Round they will reach times .06 (6%) times thier movements. After the Third Round theu reach the full .10 (10%) times their movements.

Limit: Gaining Stage One is a long process in which is forced upon the user immediately after receiving Stage Zero. This process is highly dangerous, and during this process, many hundreds of potential recipients and experiments have perished. Pain beyond imagine is forced through the user's body, stretching out their physical and mental limits. The power of the Seal somehow prohibits people from going unconscious as this pain soars through their body, thus they either remain awake or they perish. As Stage Zero of the Seal is placed upon the user, the seal rapidly drains the user of their chakra, pushing them into levels of below 5% of all of their chakra. This chakra is pumped throughout the body, forcing it to be ready to perform the remarkable feats that the seal allows the body to do. This process lasts for Twenty Full Length RP posts, in which the user must describe the chakra changing each part of their body to become more proficient. These “Pain” posts are graded by the admin like training posts, requiring the user to gain the proper amount of “TP” (apply Difficulty Class) with one exception- the maximum number of points capable of being allotted at once are 5.



Tenfuin: Stage Two

Rank: "A" Rank

Skill: FuinJutsu

Effect: Substantially increases the user's fighting capability.

Special: Forcing the Stage One Tenfuin to spread all the way across the body.

Drawback: Drains chakra from the user at a rate of 5% per turn. If used for more than fifteen IC turns, then the user's fighting capability becomes reduced by 50%.

Description: As the Stage Two becomes prominent, the spreadings of the Stage One seal have moved all the way across the body, giving it a dark hue. These spreadings have also caused the body to transform, giving it a completely different shape. Although remaining humanoid in appearance, those who survive to reach Stage Two often take on either an animalistic or demonic-seeming appearance. Once in Stage Two, the user's fighting capabilities are increased by a substantial amount, allowing them to lift objects heavier than they would have previously thought possible (physical strength x3). Their speed and endurance both increase by a large amount as well, allowing them to move at speeds of .66 (66%) times their movements. Finally, their chakra using capabilities increase to a level such as they appear to be one point five times Difficulty Class levels higher. Beyond all of this, the user often picks up abilities that they may gain from their own different transformations (ex: Levitation with grown wings). When the Tenfuin Stage Two is gained, it takes three IC turns to transform the whole body. After the First round they will reach times .22 (22%) times their movements. After the Second Round they will reach times .44 (44%) times thier movements. After the Third Round theu reach the full .66 (66%) times their movements. This does not stack up to your first stage.

Limit: Part of the Requirement of gaining the Second Stage of the Tenfuin is writing out your appearance at Stage Two and submitting it for customs. Included in this description are any special abilities that your Transformed Stage Two form may be able to perform. These abilities will, of course, be required to be learned additionally. In order to gain Stage Two, the user must hunt down the person who gave them the Tenfuin to begin with and ask them to progress it to Stage Two. If the Giver of the seal agrees, then they will give the user a drug known as Seishingan. This process is similar to that of the Stage Zero to Stage One transformation, causing the body to activate the Stage One seal and then drain all of that chakra, transforming the user’s body to the point that they are capable of handling the Tenfuin Stage Two. This process lasts like the transition between Stage 0 and Stage One, requiring the user to gain “TP” that is graded by the admin, with a maximum number of five points per post by the user, in which the user will describe the changes being made to their body. If the drug is administered within the confines of an object marked with the Shikokumujin seal, then there is a 0% chance to die. If they are not, then they must make the same roll that they made from Stage Zero to Stage One.

[Father 'Suke]

‘Suke understood how rest worked, and also understood that it was highly necessary in many ways at that. So with a steady smile he lifted her up, as light as she was he probably could do it with just one hand but he carried her with both just for comfort sake. He kicked dirt into the fire, cooling it down without producing smoke as it became just some smoldering ash that’d soon die while he then entered the tent, removing his footwear as well as Yoshi’s in the tent anyways. Zipping the tent’s flaps to keep the heat trapped in for the cold of the night he laid her down beside him, having his arm act like a pillow for her.

He laid in a way that’d face her, his eyes watching that exhausted appearance to sleep as it were. He himself could only imagine the pains and the rest that went with the usage of that seal but for now he at least was capable of smiling and enjoying everything about her even more so. The tent was going to be hot in the morning, but he didn’t have any way to prevent that other than having to leave one flap slightly open as to filter heat and such. Hopefully it was enough but it may be colder as such though the night. With that in mind he removed his haori and shihakushō, and put the two like a blanket over Yoshi, he himself sleeping atop his own after resuming the prior position.

“Sleep well Yoshi-chan… Dream something sweet for the both of us,” he spoke before sleep was soon to take over him as well. He hadn’t had a dream in many years, it was an ongoing thing that worried him as it normally was due to malnourishment or the like that caused the lack of REM sleep but for ‘Suke since it was for so long a time it wasn’t due to the recent kageship he had undergone. No, this was different and that is what made it worry him, why couldn’t he dream. Yet that night to ruin all expectations he did dream, he dreamed of his first encounter with Yoshi, that small thief who had turned into such a beautiful woman…

[Yoshi [Lynx!]]

WORD COUNT: 360

TAGGED: @blackspire

TAGGED: LYNX

He was carrying her small frame into their tent, where everything got prepared for a nights rest. The girl had already had her shower, brushed her teeth and otherwise prepared to go to bed. Within the tent, there was a rather decent amount of space, so while Ryosuke was getting their bedding ready, she herself was getting out of a vast majority of her clothing. Poking her fingers through the holes in the grey hoodie, a defeated groan left her lips as it was tossed to the side for packing. The holes were large and the hoodie was absolutely ruined. Sitting around in underwear, she was preparing to unpack the sleeping bag when she took a closer look at Ryosuke, who had taken off  all that covered his torso, essentially using it to create a nest. The scarlet eyes however, didn't find the nest interesting. There was something which made her keep her eyes on his bare chest. 

Ryosuke was riddled in different scars. A man who so firmly believed that fighting and violence should be the last resort. Climbing closer to him, she sat on her knees, gently stroking across his skin, touching over his scars in a soft and endearing kind of way. It seemed that the girl, belonging to a bloodline with expertise in life, could almost see the battles he had participated in. It was as if she could feel his pain through their bond and connection. It seemed to have saddened her that he had had to live through so much fighting. It felt like a very intimate moment, where the two of them saw each other for what they truly were. Letting her fingers run across one of his wider scars, she stopped just above his hip at the Hakama. There were no walls errected, and barely any clothes to hide behind. Biting her lip, the girl didn't say a word, just allowing him to feel the silk-like fingers against his skin, almost as if she was attempting to seal away any pain from the scars. Perhaps she, with the broken door and leaving for snow, was partially responsible for the wounds placed upon him...

Slowly, she retracted her hand, giving Ryosuke a soft smile before climbing closer. Placing her head onto his chest, just below his left shoulder, she reached across him with an arm to hold softly onto his right shoulder. The girl didn't say a word, just held onto him, lying there awake, looking into his eyes. It felt like this was the closest they had ever been.

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Tenfuin: Stage One



Rank: "B" Rank



Skill: FuinJutsu



Effect: Increases physical speed, power, and endurance. Increases the user's chakra level.



Special: Channeling a small amount of chakra into the seal.



Drawback: Drains chakra at a rate of 3% per turn, meaning that this ability, on top of using chakra to fight, can quickly tire the user out.



Description: Stage One increases the user's physical strength, speed, and endurance by a large amount. They become much more capable of fighting hand to hand, as their body responds more quickly than most forms of training can produce. Their strikes become strengthened twofold, their muscles suddenly capable of performing at higher rates than normal. Beyond that, they are capable of fighting for much more extended periods, as their body seems to thrive off of the battle. Even beyond all of the physical attributes gained by the Seal, the user's chakra level will increase a substantial amount, allowing them the ability to perform jutsu as if they were one Difficulty Class above their current level (please note, this does not mean that they can use this ability to learn jutsu faster or to learn jutsu that their rank does not allow them to learn, but rather allows them the ability to perform more jutsu for less of a cost). When the Tenfuin Stage One is gained, it takes three IC turns to spread the seal all the way across the body. After the First round they will reach times .03 (3%) times their movements. After the Second Round they will reach times .06 (6%) times thier movements. After the Third Round theu reach the full .10 (10%) times their movements.



Limit: Gaining Stage One is a long process in which is forced upon the user immediately after receiving Stage Zero. This process is highly dangerous, and during this process, many hundreds of potential recipients and experiments have perished. Pain beyond imagine is forced through the user's body, stretching out their physical and mental limits. The power of the Seal somehow prohibits people from going unconscious as this pain soars through their body, thus they either remain awake or they perish. As Stage Zero of the Seal is placed upon the user, the seal rapidly drains the user of their chakra, pushing them into levels of below 5% of all of their chakra. This chakra is pumped throughout the body, forcing it to be ready to perform the remarkable feats that the seal allows the body to do. This process lasts for Twenty Full Length RP posts, in which the user must describe the chakra changing each part of their body to become more proficient. These “Pain” posts are graded by the admin like training posts, requiring the user to gain the proper amount of “TP” (apply Difficulty Class) with one exception- the maximum number of points capable of being allotted at once are 5.







Tenfuin: Stage Two



Rank: "A" Rank



Skill: FuinJutsu



Effect: Substantially increases the user's fighting capability.



Special: Forcing the Stage One Tenfuin to spread all the way across the body.



Drawback: Drains chakra from the user at a rate of 5% per turn. If used for more than fifteen IC turns, then the user's fighting capability becomes reduced by 50%.



Description: As the Stage Two becomes prominent, the spreadings of the Stage One seal have moved all the way across the body, giving it a dark hue. These spreadings have also caused the body to transform, giving it a completely different shape. Although remaining humanoid in appearance, those who survive to reach Stage Two often take on either an animalistic or demonic-seeming appearance. Once in Stage Two, the user's fighting capabilities are increased by a substantial amount, allowing them to lift objects heavier than they would have previously thought possible (physical strength x3). Their speed and endurance both increase by a large amount as well, allowing them to move at speeds of .66 (66%) times their movements. Finally, their chakra using capabilities increase to a level such as they appear to be one point five times Difficulty Class levels higher. Beyond all of this, the user often picks up abilities that they may gain from their own different transformations (ex: Levitation with grown wings). When the Tenfuin Stage Two is gained, it takes three IC turns to transform the whole body. After the First round they will reach times .22 (22%) times their movements. After the Second Round they will reach times .44 (44%) times thier movements. After the Third Round theu reach the full .66 (66%) times their movements. This does not stack up to your first stage.



Limit: Part of the Requirement of gaining the Second Stage of the Tenfuin is writing out your appearance at Stage Two and submitting it for customs. Included in this description are any special abilities that your Transformed Stage Two form may be able to perform. These abilities will, of course, be required to be learned additionally. In order to gain Stage Two, the user must hunt down the person who gave them the Tenfuin to begin with and ask them to progress it to Stage Two. If the Giver of the seal agrees, then they will give the user a drug known as Seishingan. This process is similar to that of the Stage Zero to Stage One transformation, causing the body to activate the Stage One seal and then drain all of that chakra, transforming the user’s body to the point that they are capable of handling the Tenfuin Stage Two. This process lasts like the transition between Stage 0 and Stage One, requiring the user to gain “TP” that is graded by the admin, with a maximum number of five points per post by the user, in which the user will describe the changes being made to their body. If the drug is administered within the confines of an object marked with the Shikokumujin seal, then there is a 0% chance to die. If they are not, then they must make the same roll that they made from Stage Zero to Stage One.

[Father 'Suke]

Before Ryosuke went to sleep he started to feel traces along his skin, the curving scars that riddled his body were touched by Yoshi. This being the scar he received while attending to the medical emergency just prior to coming back to Rain and seeing Yoshi off for that diplomatic mission years ago. This was during that civil war so very long ago, the scar reminded him of his battle back then, he had healed someone of their battle wounds but was wounded in the process of doing so. Certainly the wound healed after some clumsy first aid but ultimately the scar remained to mock ‘Suke for countless years.

He felt her hand trail it to the edge of the hakama, the pants that kept his leg scars hidden while his feet almost always remained covered in the sandals so to keep those scars hidden too. While she had traced the scar along the front he touched her hand, before rotating for his back to face her. This was to show even more of his past to those red eyes and the soft gentle touch she held. He started her at the top where his neck was, of course he was sitting so she could reach that high. The tattoo of course wasn’t raised like a brand but along the back were the whippings and the electrical scar near the base of it.

He knew every moment for those scars, he dreaded them yet was grateful for them as he had something that actually showed how he changed in life. With a calmness he removed his hand and when the scars were all analyzed he’d turn to face Yoshi again, a hand to her cheek, brushing it lightly. No words came from him, in fact it was better to be silent for now while he kissed her gently in this moment. It was a goodnight kiss yet didn’t lack any feeling to it either. He expressed his gratitude and love all within it while then laying down he could now sleep but it wasn’t going to be a lonely one. He had the one he loved so much right beside him.

[Yoshi [Lynx!]]

WORD COUNT: 360

TAGGED: @blackspire

TAGGED: LYNX

Ryosuke's back was as much of a battlefront for forgotten wars as his front was, if not worse. The girl was running her fingers over his entire back, in such calm and gentle strokes that it would almost feel like a massage. These scars were speaking to her. The girl could see the small boy that she had once met, curlt up in the corner of a room, holding the back of his neck as whiplash after whiplash rained into flesh, leaving those scars. It was the same kind of torment she had felt within the prisons of Yukigakure, although with words rather than the whip...

Slowly they found comfort together. They relied on one another, and evolved together. Then they spent their night, dreaming of the same old scenario. The first time they had met. The girl remembered something from her dreams. He had told her that he had once been a slave. How he had been disobedient, and how he had been punished severely for it. The girl had shared the story of how their home had been assaulted, and everything she held for destroyed. They had needed each other then, as much as they needed each other now... Other than dreaming, the night was rather eventless. Being as tired as she was from the whole seal business, it was likely that Ryosuke was going to wake up first, finding her exactly where she had gone to sleep.. With her head on his chest, snuggled tightly against him.

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